Experience

Approved Inspectors Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Architecture and Planning
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Director

  • Oct 2020 - Present

• Business Support Manager

  • Apr 2018 - Oct 2020

  I manage the business support team ensuring company policies and procedures are implemented consistently across all our locations. The role also involves supporting the Directors, quality assurance, HR recruitment & development and marketing.



Lancaster University Management School

• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Postgraduate Manager

  • Jul 2015 - Mar 2018

  I supported the Associate Dean for Postgraduate Studies in the development and implementation of the school's postgraduate strategy and managed the central school Postgraduate Office, which is home to the ranked and consortial postgraduate programmes (MBA and MSc Management) and the PhD in Management. I was a member of the LUMS' Professional Management Group and my role also involved co-ordination of school wide postgraduate events and facilitation of best practice and initiatives across LUMS' postgraduate portfolio.

• MSc Management Programme Officer

  • Nov 2012 - Jul 2015

  Based in the LUMS Graduate Management School supporting the Financial Times ranked and AMBA accredited MSc Management programme. I was responsible for managing support for the programme which had 100 students per year based at LUMS and the GD Goenka World Institute in India. Including marketing/recruitment, student/academic support, quality assurance, budgets/finance and alumni liaison.



We Bake Cake

• Lancaster, United Kingdom

• Director and Cake Designer

  • Apr 2012 - Aug 2015

  Director of part time lifestyle business We Bake Cake, monetising my hobby/skills in baking and cake decoration. I established this Lancaster based cake design business in my spare time to create beautiful cakes and cupcakes that not only looked fantastic but tasted great too! Largely personal sales to individuals but also catered for large corporate events and weddings. Director of part time lifestyle business We Bake Cake, monetising my hobby/skills in baking and cake decoration. I established this Lancaster based cake design business in my spare time to create beautiful cakes and cupcakes that not only looked fantastic but tasted great too! Largely personal sales to individuals but also catered for large corporate events and weddings.



InfoLab21

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting

• Business Relationship Officer

  • May 2010 - Nov 2012

  InfoLab21 is Lancaster University's world-class ICT Centre of Excellence. It is a well equipped, high-tech environment providing ICT support for businesses, business incubation facilities, ICT education & training, and research & development. My role at InfoLab21 was to support the Business Development Team in creating relationships between InfoLab21 academics and Small to Medium Enterprises in the North West, facilitating collaboration and knowledge transfer. InfoLab21 is Lancaster University's world-class ICT Centre of Excellence. It is a well equipped, high-tech environment providing ICT support for businesses, business incubation facilities, ICT education & training, and research & development. My role at InfoLab21 was to support the Business Development Team in creating relationships between InfoLab21 academics and Small to Medium Enterprises in the North West, facilitating collaboration and knowledge transfer.



Lancaster University Management School

• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Undergraduate Office Co-ordinator and BBA Programme Manager

  • Aug 2005 - May 2010

  Involved the management of LUMS' suite of Management degrees covering the whole student experience from admission to graduation. I also assisted with undergraduate recruitment across all LUMS departments producing marketing publications and the undergraduate prospectus and organising large recruitment events. In addition I managed the BBA study abroad scheme and was a representative for LUMS within the International Partnership of Business Schools (IPBS), attending meetings and visiting partner institutions in France, Germany, Mexico, Ireland, Spain and the USA.



St Martin's College

• Assessment Administrator (Student Registry)

  • Jul 2003 - Aug 2005

  Based within the Student Registry and responsible for all examination and assessment matters related to the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. Based within the Student Registry and responsible for all examination and assessment matters related to the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.